Adventures in Extreme Parenthood

Special Needs Ryan Gosling #16

2012-05-25T00:00:00.000-04:00

I find it hard to believe that only four months ago I came up with my first Special Needs Ryan Gosling photos. When I did that first blog post I really thought it was only going to be a one...

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Extreme Favorites and #SNryangosling

2012-05-23T11:25:00.000-04:00

We've made it halfway through the week and that means it's time for my list of Extreme Favorites and this week's photo for Friday's Special Needs Ryan Gosling link up! This week I found some...

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If she did it then why can't I?

2012-05-22T16:51:00.002-04:00

This afternoon my friend Diary of a Mom sent me an email and in the subject line it said simply, "Yours is next" and included the following...

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Special Need Ryan Gosling Week 15

2012-05-18T06:07:00.001-04:00

Hey Girl....Sorry I didn't get the link up at Midnight but yesterday was completely kray kray and I didn't get home until almost 10 pm and the only thing this Mama wanted more than a massage from...

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Wednesday...again

2012-05-16T18:04:00.001-04:00

It's Wednesday again and since I know you are all on the edges of your seats waiting for this week's Special Needs Ryan Gosling picture I will get that out of the way first. Hey Girl....I...

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Social Story: No Swearing

2012-05-15T13:51:00.001-04:00

As some of you know Sam has become quite fluent lately at using a number of unacceptable words and phrases. Last week he announced to his class that he "hates black people" and in the past week I...

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Maya's Eye on the Trouble Brothers

2012-05-14T14:39:00.001-04:00

Everyone knows I love to take photos. If you follow me on Instagram you have seen my crazy Ostrich Stalker pictures and the ones I take of the Trouble Brothers and their daily antics and those...

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Special Needs Ryan Gosling Week 14

2012-05-11T00:00:00.000-04:00

When I found the picture for this week's link up I couldn't resist. There were just too many humorous possible captions when you take Ryan Gosling hiding in a trash can. I hope you all...

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Hey Girl...Take a picture it'll last longer

2012-05-09T13:22:00.000-04:00

Is it just me or is this week crawling by at a snails pace? It might have something to do with the weather we've been having here in the mid-atlantic. It has been rainy, gray, and dreary...

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Team Extreme: Meet The Mommy Psychologist

2012-05-08T00:00:00.000-04:00

When The Mommy Psychologist contacted me about doing a guest post I was excited by the information she had to share. Like a couple of the other members of Team Extreme she is not a parent of a...

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A lesson in diversity

2012-05-07T00:00:00.000-04:00

Each day after Sam and Noah arrive home from school I check their communication notebooks to see how their days went. For Sam that includes a visual PECS schedule with happy faces for...

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Special Needs Ryan Gosling Week 13

2012-05-04T00:00:00.000-04:00

Hey Girl...TGIF. What do you want to bet it has a sensory room in the basement? That sounds outstanding, Ryan. I'm glad to know I'm not the only parent who completely agrees with...

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Team Extreme: Meet Lizbeth

2012-05-03T09:24:00.001-04:00

Lizbeth is today's newest member of Team Extreme and I could not be happier to have her! I first came across her blog, Four Sea Stars, last year and I loved her sense of humor and candor....

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Whirlwind Wednesday

2012-05-02T07:28:00.000-04:00

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Team Extreme: Meet Caroline

2012-05-01T00:00:00.000-04:00

When Caroline sent me her idea for a Team Extreme guest post I was really excited to feature it. Just a couple weeks ago Sam had to take an antibiotic for an abscess and I was having a very...

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SensaCalm blankets live up to their name!

2012-04-30T11:24:00.002-04:00

If you have a child with autism or sensory processing disorder chances are you have heard of weighted blankets, vests, and the lap pads and their use in schools to help children self-soothe and...

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Special Needs Ryan Gosling, Week 12!

2012-04-27T00:00:00.000-04:00

Hello Friday! I love this day and not because it's the last day before the weekend but because it's time for Special Needs Ryan Gosling! First off I have to thank all of you who left...

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Team Extreme: Meet Margaret

2012-04-26T00:00:00.000-04:00

Top 10 Things to Do After An Autism Diagnosis: Recently I overheard a conversation in the lobby of my son’s speech therapy office. It was a phone call between a therapist and a parent who had...

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Dear Ryan Gosling,

2012-04-25T00:00:00.000-04:00

Dear Ryan Gosling, I realize that the likelihood of you actually reading this letter are about a million to one. Chances are much greater that I'll be hit by a car flying through my third...

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Team Extreme: Meet Marc

2012-04-24T00:00:00.000-04:00

Marc is a great friend of mine who lives in the United Kingdom. We met via twitter about a year ago and I immediately recognized a kindred spirit in him. Today, I like to think of him as...

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Special Needs Ryan Gosling Week 11

2012-04-20T00:00:00.000-04:00

A Contest Winner, Ryan Gosling, and Guest Posts...OH MY!

2012-04-18T13:28:00.000-04:00

Many congrats to Patty of Pancakes Gone Awry!! She is the winner of the amazing book, The Golden Hat: Talking Back To Autism from The Golden Hat Foundation! If you weren't the lucky winner you...

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The Great Bike Giveaway!

2012-04-16T18:08:00.001-04:00

Many children with special needs require an adaptive bike to enjoy the freedom and fun of bike riding. Unfortunately many parents are unable to afford an adaptive bike. Here is your chance to win a...

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Special Needs Ryan Gosling Week 10

2012-04-13T00:00:00.000-04:00

Hey Girl.... Grab my picture.

2012-04-11T14:34:00.000-04:00